General CommentThe Ramones Sheena Is A Punk Rocker came out in 1977, Sheena Is A Parasite came out in 2006 the gap between them is 29 years. It could be a response to American music, or specifically American punk music.

General CommentYeah, Im thinking Faris is lashing out at American "Punk" and the fact they claimed to invent what was in fact an entirely British movement. Although the first time punk was used to describe Iggy and the Stooges the movement grew and thrived on our soil. The Ramones in themselves, having sold their arses to corperate whores had no concept of what the attitude and movement meant, as the music was only a part of it. Brilliant song, brilliant band. Or it could just be about Nancy Spungen...:-P

General CommentThe song meaning is
Sheena is a parasite completes the ‘Sheena Trilogy’ which began with the Ramones ‘sheena is a Punkrocker’ and was continued by The Cramps ‘ Sheena’s in a Goth Gang’ “Sheena is the original Punk icon” explains Faris “but in 2006, she’s disillusioned with what punk has become” Hence the Horrors’ Sheena is a malevolent spirit, hell-bent on vengeance after years of repression. “its 29 years since she came to these shores” rasps Faris – 29 years since the Ramones first brought Punk to the UK, see? – But these days ‘if sheena was buried/ no one would care’ crucially, though, she still, ‘Knows where the knife is.’